The government will actively recruit overseas researchers specialized in quantum computing, AI and bio this year to make the country a global R&D hub. Additionally, it will focus on driving economic growth and job creation based on AI technology and enhancing digital inclusion through advanced digital services, the ICT minister said Tuesday.
Criticism continues to mount over the Fair Trade Commission’s (FTC) punitive measures taken under the previous Moon Jae-in administration, as the antitrust regulator lost a series of lawsuits filed by companies that were sanctioned under the previous government, according to industry officials, Sunday.
Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reformist Party and former chairman of the conservative ruling People Power Party (PPP), is in the media spotlight, again, due to his contentious pledges which critics say are highly likely to cause further social divisions, specifically between generations as well as genders.
President Yoon Suk Yeol shot down a bill that would have given the National Assembly the authority to initiate a new probe into the deadly crowd crush incident in Seoul during the Halloween weekend in October 2022, his office announced Tuesday. The decision came hours after the Cabinet passed a motion on Tuesday morning demanding the parliament reconsider a special bill and giving Yoon grounds to veto it, at the Gove.
The science ministry said Monday it will funnel 5 trillion won ($3.7 billion) into the development of national strategic technologies this year to nurture growth engines for the future economy.